Petersham Church Room is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1983. Church room. 2 related planning applications.

Petersham Church Room

WRENN ID
crooked-grate-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1983
Type
Church room
Address
Petersham Church Room, Bute Avenue
OS grid reference
TQ 181 729
Coordinates
51.4432, -0.30086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Petersham Church Room, built in 1900, is a red brick structure with much rubbed brick, showcasing a blend of Queen Anne and Italianate architectural styles. The building features a two-storey central section that is set at right angles to the road, surrounded by lower parts. It has a pediment made of moulded brick, which includes a large oculus that interrupts the cornice. The prominent corner chimneys add to its character.

The "clerestory" windows are moulded and square-headed, while the "aisles" are designed with four transverse, pedimented gables, each featuring coupled round-arched windows with pedimented returns at the front. The central facade includes a narrow porch with five bays, supported by two central cruciform piers and flanked by rubbed brick Doric columns. An inscription in the frieze reads: "AD 1900. Ellen Walker Thy Kingdom Come. Memorial Church Room." The interior has not been seen.

Local climate

Petersham Church Room sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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